| Mr | 杨 | 董 | University of Science and Technology of China | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Zechang | Wang | Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF Department of Human-Centered Systems | Germany | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Feixiang | Tang | Wuhan University | China | Young Innovator Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Shijia | Lu | Sanquan College of Xinxiang Medical University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Yan | Xia | Southwest University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Sara | Migliorini | University of Verona - Department of Computer Science | Italy | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Yunchao | Qi | North University of China | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Günther | Kain | Salzburg University of Applied Sciences | Austria | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Christos | Mytafides | Technical University of Crete | Greece | Innovation in Science Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Sandra | Baroudi | Zayed University | United Arab Emirates | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Hounaida | Abi Haidar | Zayed University | United Arab Emirates | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Yi | Lu | Beijing University of Technology (School of Materials Science and Engineering) | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Tingting | Li | Jiangsu Ocean University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Wei-Wei | Yan | Henan University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Kyuwook | Ihm | Pohang accelerator laboratory | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Syed Faheem Askari | Rizvi | Xiamen University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Mayuri | Gupta | Shriram Institute for Industrial Research | India | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Yeye | Ai | Hangzhou Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Xiaoliang | Zhao | Lanzhou University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Ildephonse | Habinshuti | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |